City needs street levy to improve future

1:17 PM,
Apr. 3, 2013

Ken Culver Lancaster City Council President

Written by

Ken Culver
President, Lancaster City Council

There has been a flurry of front-page news stories lately regarding streets and highways.

Of prime relevance, city council approved placing on the May 7 ballot a 3-mill, 10-year property tax to be used exclusively for paving and repairing our woeful city streets. A later major story provided an in-depth look at the city's finances, with the main idea that street maintenance has been "on the back burner" for years in deference to more critical public safety needs.

Just as important, the Ohio Department of Transportation has finally scheduled paving on major state routes through Lancaster ...